This inter-disciplinary and inter-cultural work explores adoption, displacement, family and journey in Singapore and Australia. A collaboration between The Necessary Stage (Singapore) and the Tony Yap Company (Australia), it's written and directed by Haresh Sharma and Alvin Tan.
Where: The Necessary Stage Black Box, Marine Parade Community Centre Building, Marine Parade Road MRT: Eunos When: Wed - March 8, 8pm (Wed - Fri), 3 & 8pm (Sat), 3pm (Sun) Admission: $25 & $30 Tel: 6348-5555 Info: the performers in this production include Siti Khalijah (Singapore), Leroy Parsons (Australia) and Sukania Venugopal (Malaysia)
Art
PORTRAITS OF NATURE
An ink painting exhibition by local artist Ling Yang Chang, whose works ponder the beauty of nature.
Where: Momentous Arts, 20 Lorong Telok, Level 2, behind Boat Quay MRT: Raffles Place When: Till Thu , 11am - 7pm (Mon - Fri), noon - 6pm (Sat), by appointment on Sun Admission: Free Tel: 6535-3961
Info: www.momentousarts.com
RUINS: CAPTAIN'S LOG ENTRIES ON DAYS WITH NO END (NEW WORKS BY JASON WEE)
This exhibition by Singapore artist Jason Wee is a moving composition of a captain's journey through distant seas which touches on questions of history, geography and disputed maritime borders. It follows a residency by Wee at the Artspace Visual Arts Centre in Sydney in 2007.
Where: Australian High Commission Atrium Gallery, 25 Napier Road MRT: Orchard When: Till Sat ), 9am - 4.30pm
(Mon - Fri), closed on weekends Admission: Free Tel: 6836-4189 Info: Take along a photo ID of yourself for entry
YESTERDAY ONCE MORE
Go down memory lane at this exhibition by homegrown artist Dick Lim, which features bustling paintings of the old Boat
Quay, the quaint and touristy Bugis Village and the old shophouses at the pre-restored Club Street.
Where: D'Art Studio, Blenheilm Court 02 -03, 5 Westbourne Road MRT: Buona Vista When: Till Sat , 11am - 6pm (Mon - Sat & public holidays) & 1, 2nd & 3rd Sundays, closed on 4th Sunday Admission: Free Tel: 6479-7906 Info: www.d-artstudio.com.sg
LIFE IS A CANDY: DELIGHTFUL PAINTINGS BY STEPHANE DELAPREE AMD PON RAGUNATHAN
A joint exhibition featuring Cambodia-based French-Canadian artist Stephane Delapree's works of vibrant hues and humorous subjects and South Indian artist Pon Ragunathan's robust figures.
Where: The Gallery of Gnani Arts, The Regent Singapore 02 -05, One Cuscaden Road MRT: Orchard When: Till March 5, 11am - 7pm Tue - Sun), closed on Mon Admission: Free Tel: 9135-1716
EYETOUCH: RECENT WORKS OF MANJEET SHERGILL
This exhibition by Manjeet Shergill, a leading Singapore contemporary artist, focuses on light and colour, shape and shade, decoration and disguise, faith and fantasy as well as darkness and tears.
Where: Art Space. Royal Plaza On Scotts, 25 Scotts Road MRT: Orchard When: Till March 9, 11am - 8pm daily
LOH CHEW MIN: THE LITERAL NON-TRANSACTIONAL SHOPPING EXPERIENCE
This sculptural installation by local artist Loh Chew Min retraces our urban oversight by transforming the common staircase and elevator into visual delights.
Where: Wheelock Art Gallery, 6 Scotts Road MRT: Orchard When: Till March 15, Admission: Free Info: www.scottssquares.com.sg
WINDMILLS WONDERLAND
Look out for windmills in the gardens at the Singapore General Hospital's Blocks 5 & 7 which have been transformed into windmills wonderland as part of an annual community art projects by the SingHealth Foundations Arts for Health.
Where: Singapore General Hospital Gardens at Blocks 5 and 7 MRT: Outram When: Till March 15, 24 hours Admission: Free Tel: 6326-5158 Info: Comprising more than 1,000 pinwheels by patients, caregivers and hospital staff, the installation project was spearheaded by students from th Anderson Junior College and installed using bamboos and recycled wood by undergraduates from the Department of Architecture, National University of Singapore.
ONE DAY I'LL FLY WITH YOU: A RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION BY M. SURIYAMOORTHY
A retrospective exhibition by M. Suriyamoorthy, a South Indian artist known for his portrayal of women and fishermen.
Where: Artmosaic Gallery, MICA Building, 01 - 02, 140 Hill Street MRT: Clarke Quay/City Hall When: Till March 19,
11am - 5pm (Mon - Fri), by appointment on Sat & sun Tel: 6336-6406
NIPAN ORANNIWESNA SOLO EXHIBITION
Thai artist Nipan Oranniwesna explores the fragile state of contemporary societies in the age of globalisation. For instance in the installation, City of Ghosts, he uses talcum powder and cut-out maps of 10 cities to create a sprawling cityscape to reflect the interconnectedness of societies.
Where: Osage Singapore, 01 - 12, 11B Mount Sophia MRT: Dhoby Ghaut When: Till March 29, 10am - 7m (Tue - Sun & public holidays, closed on Mon Tel: 6337-9909 Info: www.osagegallery.com
EXPRESSIONS OF LOVE
This showcase of oil on canvas paintings by local artist Wang Huixia and Chinese artist Yang Hongho depicts the beauty and value of love through human and abstract images which evoke varying emotions.
Where: Pan Pacific Singapore, Public Art Space, Level 2, 7 Raffles Boulevard, Marina Square MRT: City Hall When:
Till April 14, 10am - 8pm Admission: Free Tel: 6721-8888
Book
CAREER GUIDE 2009
Job seekers should get a copy of the new CATS Recruit Career Guide 2009 to get a clear idea of what they are getting into and what they can expect from the industries. It's packed with an array of information, including salary benchmarks, job profiles, testimonials and tips from experts.It's a collaboration between the Ministry of Education and Singapore Press Holdings.
Info: The CATS Recruit Career Guide 2009 is available at all major bookstores and newstands at $6.80 a copy Tel: 6319-5917
BORDERS' EXCLUSIVE 'WATCHMEN' BOOK AND PREMIERE TICKET DEAL
Buy a 'Watchmen' Absolute Edition book from Borders at Wheelock Place or Parkway Parade and get a pair of tickets to catch the film adapatation of the graphic novel by Zach Snyder four days before the Singapore screening. The critically-acclaimed novel which is set in an alternatve universe where superheroes are the norm, features heightening tensions between the United States and the former Soviet Union.
Where: Borders, Wheelock Place MRT: Orchard & Borders Parkway, Parkway Parade, Basement 1 MRT: Eunos/Paya Lebar When: Till Mon : 9am - 11pm (Sun - Thu), 9am - midnight (Fri & Sat) for Borders Wheelock Place, 10am - 10pm (Sun - Wed), 10am - 11pm (Thu - Sat) at the Parkway Parade store) Admission: Free Tel: 6235-7146 (Borders Wheelock Place), 6345-9796 (Border Parkway) Info: Buy the 'Watchmen' Absolute Edition bundle or the 'Watchmen, The Art Of The Film' bundle. Each book comes with two tickets to Mon movie premiere and a set of limited edition Watchmen postcards and is priced at $125.90 for $79.90 respectively.
Charity
CHARITY ART SALES
The proceeds of the sale of paintings by Chinese artist Wang Zhen will go to projects by the Kampung Senang Charity & Education Foundation, which helps cancer sufferers and runs a day-care facility for the elderly.
Where: Kampung Senang Charity & Education Foundation, 01-205 Holistic Lifestyle Centre, 106 Aljunied Crescent MRT: Aljunied When: Till Wed 10am - 6pm (Mon - Sat), closed on Sun & public holidays Admission: Free
Adopt one of 10 to 14 cute and cuddly puppies and dogs at this adoption drive by the Action for Singapore Dogs Society.
Where: Little Paws, Kurau Court 01-03, 201 Telok Kurau Road MRT: Eunos When: Sat & Sun , 11am - 5pm Admission: Free Tel: 6345-1233 Info: Adoption costs $200 each for a male and $220 for a female, for sterilisation, vaccination, microchipping and check-up.
FIGMENT
Buy photographs and mixed media artworks by two student artists - Jolene Koh from the Singapore Institute of Management and Melissa Hallie Lim from the National Institute of Education - at this exhibition and 50 per cent of the proceeds will go the Children's Cancer Foundation. Their works capture certain special memories in their lives.
Buy a table at this Cinderella's Ball and help the Singapore Council of Women's Organisations (SCWO) to enhance the status of women here, help train unemployed women and housewives and assist abused women and children. Proceeds from the sale of tables will also go to the Singapore Dance Theatre for its ballet productions, school and public outreach programmes. You can catch an excerpt of the ballet Cinderella performed by SDT dancers at the Ball and enjoy a three-course Western dinner too. Organised by SDT and SCWO.
Where: Shangri-La Hotel, Island Ballroom, Orange Grove Road MRT: Orchard When: Sat, 7pm Admission: Donate $5,000 for the 'Prince Charming' Gala Table for 10, $10,000 for the 'Cinderella' Gala Table for 10 or $20,000 for the VIP 'Fairy Godmother' Gala Table for 12. Tel: 6338-0611 Info: E-mail wendy.lee@singaporedancethetre.com.
Class
BOLLYWOOD DANCE
Want a fun and trendy way to get aerobic exercise? Come and swing, twirl and groove to this contagious Bollywood fusion style dance which incorporates traditional Indian styles and western influences.
A concert by Singapore Chinese Orchestra musician Zhou Rou Yu featuring the passionate, gypsy-flavoured Fantasy from Bizet's opera Carmen and the well-known tune Jinghu Solo Night Thoughts from the Beijing opera Farewell My Concubine.
Where:Esplanade Recital Studio MRT: Raffles Place When: Thu , 7,30pm Admission: $31 Tel: 6348-5555
TRANSIENT REMINISCENCES 2999
The Nanyang Technological University Chinese Orchestra will perform easy-listening pieces, including classical pieces and familiar items, such as the Hong Kong TV Series Medley, at this concert. Conducted by Ng Seng Hong.
Acclaimed British pianist Steven Osborne performs Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 1 at this Singapore Symphony Orchestra concert under the baton of Lim Yau.
Where: Esplanade Concert Hall, MRT: City Hall When: Sat 7.30pm Admission: $12 - $63 Tel: 6348-5555
Contest
CONTIKI BEACH NETBALL FESTIVAL COMPETITION
More than $1,000 cash and $1,800 worth of Contiki travel vouchers await the top winning team in each of three categories in this Continki Beach Netball Competition. For the first time both men and women will compete in the four-by-four Netball on the sands of Sentosa.
Where: Sentosa, Palawan Beach MRT: HarbourFront When: March 8: 10am - 5.30pm Admission: $60 per team of six Info: The categories for the competition are Under 23 (junior college and tertiary institutions), Women Open (18 - 35) and Mixed Open (18 to 35). Submit entries by Sat . Visit www.netball.org.sg or e-mail events@netball.org.sg for details
THE STRAITS TIMES LIFE!/CATS 'TIMELESS MEMORY' CONTEST
Share your recollection of a timeless memory and you might win prizes worth more than $80,000 comprising a pair of top-tier weekend tickets to Cats, the forthcoming Andrew Lloyd Webber musical at the Esplanade Theatre, a night wekend stay in the President's Suite of Conrad Centennial Singapore, buffet dinner for two at Oscars and a pair of Longines watches. The contest is organised by The Straits Times Life!
Info: Share your own recollection of a tmeless memory through a story, song, photo collage, video clip or art. The entry which best reflect the timeless memory will get the top prize. Written entries are limited to a maximum of 300 words and photos and drawings must include a caption and short description while video clips must be sent in 'mov' or 'avi' format and songs in 'mpegs' format with the maximum file size: 2MB. E-mail your entry to mkglifepromo@sph.com.sg together with your name, address, age, occupation, IC Number and contact number. You can also send your entry to the Straits Times Life!/CATS' 'Timeless memory' Contest, Locked Bag 002, MacPherson Road Post Office, Singapore 913486. Send entries by March 6. The musical will be on from April 10 to May 3.
Fair
NATAS TRAVEL FAIR
Want to get away from from the gloomy recession news? Just book a dream holiday at the NATAS (National Association of Travel Agents Singapore) Travel Fair, be it an exotic getaway, an adventure trip, romantic sojourn or value-for-money deal. The tech-savvy can also log onto TravClass.com, a worldwide Online Travel Classifieds website for online information on the fair too.
Where: Singapore Expo Halls 4 & 5 MRT: Expo When: Fri : noon - 9.30pm, Sat & Sun , 10am - 9.30pm Admission: $3 (adult), free for children under 12 Info: www.natastravelfair.com and www.travclass.com
NUS Arts Fest
VARIANCE
Enjoy a fresh and unique reinterpretation of a physical environment through the language of dance and music at this dance concert opening of the NUS Arts Festival 09. It features a double bill contemporary dance with works by Singapore choeographer Kuik Swee Boon and Taiwanese choreographer Zhang Xiao-Xiong exploring different interpretations of man's relationship with the environment.
Where: University Cultural Centre Hall, National University of Singapore Centre for the Arts, Kent Ridge Crescent MRT: Clementi When: Fri, 8pm Admission: $17 & $24 Tel: 6516-2492 Info: www.nus.edu.sg/cfa
TREAT HER LIKE A LADY! (NUS JAZZ BAND)
This concert by the NUS Jazz Band features songs, such as It's Only A Paper Moon, Someone To Watch Over Me and Night and Day by the First Lady of Song, Ella Fitzgerald, re-interpreted in a call to treat the Earth like a lady. Part of the NUS Festival of Arts 2009 Fri - March 15) which focuses on the arts and the environment.
Where: University Cultural Centre Theatre, NUS Centre for the Arts, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge Crescent MRT: Clementi When: Fri , 8pm Admission: $17 Tel: Tel: 6516-2492 Info: www.nus.edu.sg/cfa
NUS ARTS FESTIVAL 2009 OPEN ART SHOW
How do we contemplate Nature and Man's place in it, be it apart or a part of Nature? Find out more at this photography exhibition held in conjunction with the NUS Arts Fest drawing from the diverse intellectural disciplines and interests within the university.
Where: NUS Museum, NUS Centre for the Srts, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge Crescent MRT: Clementi When: Fri - March 15), 10am - 7.30pm (Tue - Sat), Sun: 10am - 6pm, closed on Mon & public holidays Admission: Free Tel: 6516-8817 Info: www.nus.edu.sg/museum
STORIES FROM OUR SUNNY HOMELAND (M18)
This documentary about Acehnese children and their high-soaring spirit, will also give you a glimpse into the daily life in Aceh after the tsunami five years ago.
Where: University Cultural Centre Theatre Green Room, NUS Centre for the Arts, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge Crescent MRT: Clementi When: Fri , 8pm Admission: Free (tickets are available at the door an hour before showtime Tel: 6516-2492 Info: www.nus.edu.sg/cfa
VOICES OF A DISTANT STAR (PG)
This anime by Makoto Sinkai is about two lovers, worlds apart, desperately struggling to remain connected as the gap between them widens at a frightening pace when the woman, is recruited as a pilot to join an interstellar battle when a mysterious alien force attacks a human outer space research team on Mars.
Where: NUS Faculty of Science, Lecture Theatre 27, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge MRT: Clementi When: Sat , 4pm Admission: Free (tickets are available at the door an hour before showtime Tel: 6516-2492 Info: There will be a post-screening discussion with Dr Phil Chan, Dr Jesse Goldman and Dr Kuldip Singh from the NUS Physics Department on the concepts explored in the anime. You can stay on for the stargazing event, Rhapsody On An Equatorial Evening, at 7.30pm. www.nus.edu.sg/cfa
RHAPSODY ON AN EQUATORIAL EVENING
Gaze at the stars and be inspired at this literary-cum-star-gazing event featuring stargazing and storytelling based on Greek, Indian and Chinese mythologists. Earlier catch a pre-event talk by renowned British physicist Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell a visiting professor at Oxford University, who introduced pulsars as a new field of study in astrophysics.
Where: NUS Football Field (meet at NUS Faculty of Science, Lecture Theatre 27 foyer), National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge MRT: Clementi Sat, 7.30 - midnight Admission: Free (you have to register for the event) Tel: 6516-2492 Info: www.nus.edu.sg/cfa
FROM RAVEL TO JOPLIN
Enjoy an evening of cool jazz with the NUS Pieano Ensemble featuring jazz standards and the music of composers such as famous ragtime legend Scott Joplin and the jazz-influenced impressionist Ravel.
Where: University Cultural centre Theatre Foyer, NUS Centre for the Arts, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge Crescent MRT: Clementi When: Sat , 8pm Admission: Free Tel: 6516-2492 Info: www.nus.edu.sg/cfa
TREE DUET
This new version of the acclaimed eco-performance by Spell#7 explores our continuing entanglement with trees, encompassing everything from the history of the Malaysian rubber industry to carbon offsetting and the 100-year-old Bodhu tree at a Buddhist temple here. Performed by Paul Rae, a National University of Singapore theatre studies lecturerer and Kaylene Tan who founded Spell#7 with him.
Where: University Cultural Centre Theatre, NUS Centre for the Arts, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge Crescent MRT: Clementi When: Sun , 8pm Admission: $15 & $18 Tel: 6516-2492 Info: www.nus.edu.sg/cfa
ANTONYM - A DOUBLE BILL BY KIRAN KUMAR AND MICHAEL WONG
Inspired by the theme of environment, this dance explores ideas central to the constant negotiations in the relationship between man and environment with each choreographer bringing their unique background in classical Indian and Chinese dance respectively into the crucible of creation.
Where: University Cultural centre Dance Studio, NUS Cenre for the Arts, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge Crescent MRT: Clementi When: Sat & Sun , 8pm Admission: Free Tel: Tel: 6516-2492 Info: The dance by Indian dance choreographer Kiran Kumar (Second Nature) examines the fight between the preservation and destruction of boundaries between individuals It is juxtaposed against Chinese dance choreographer Michael Wong's piece (WO/OD) which explores Man's hand in changing the environment through discussing issues such as climate change. Visit www.nus.edu.sg/cfa
Party
SINGAPORE ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS CELEBRATION PARTY
Make tracks for the Marina Floating Platform on March 7 to catch foreign and local stars, such as Raymond Lam, Cheer Chen, Jack Neo and Royston Tan, at the Singapore Entertainment Awards Celebration Party. The Awards are Jointly organised by Lianhe Wanbao, Radio 100.3, omy.sg and U-Weekly.
Where: Marina Floating Platform Grandstand MRT: City Hall When: March 7, Admission: $148 each for an exclusive stage-front ticket MRT: City Hall Info: Buy tickets at the main lobby of SPH News Centre, 1000 Toa Payoh North on Wed from 5 - 7pm and from noon - 2pm on Sat . Look out for information for a chance to win tickets to the party in U-Weekly) on Mon and on Radio 100.3 and omy.sg Info: http://sgeawards.omy.sg
Show
BEAUTYASIA 2009
This three-day beauty extravaganza showcases the industry's leading products, upcoming trends and feature key professionals from around the world, You can look forward to interactive beauty and hair workshops, competitions, product demonstations and talks by industry experts too.
Where: Suntec Singapore, Level 4, Halls 402 -404 MRT: City Hall When: Till Wed ,
11am - 7pm Admission: Free Tel: 6325-4606 Info: Visit www.beautyasia.com.sg to register for the show
Talk
COMMUNICATION: YOUR TOOLKIT FOR SUCCESS
Improve your oral and written skills as well as your poise to build better relations with your bosses, colleagues, clients and friends. A half-day seminar at the Singapore Press Holdings (SPH).
Where: SPH News Centre, 1000 Toa Payoh North
MRT: Braddell When: Fri , 2 - 6pm Admission: $389 with GST (ST701 members) and $459 with GST (non-members) Tel: 6319-5924 (office hours) Info: The topics include Introducing Your Communication Toolkit by communication trainer Cynthia Owens and Presenting Your Perfect Professional Package by Tina Altieri, a television anchor and public speaking trainer. Visit jobs.st701.com to register or e-mail st701@sph.com.sg for more information
Theatre
THE ODD COUPLE (THE FEMALE VERSION)
The Stage Club presents a female version of Neil Simon's hilarious, classic comedy that spawned a hit movie in 1968
starring Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon.
Where: DBS Arts Centre, 20 Merbau Road, Robertson Quay MRT: Clarke Quay When: Wed - Sat , 8pm Admission: $20 (students) $35 (Wed), $40 (Thur - Sat)
Tel: 6348-5555 Info: www.sistic.com.sg
THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS
This new play is adapted from C.S. Lewis' classic satire, The Screwtape letters, by The Parables Company about a senior demon's searing correspondence with a greenhorn tempter on assignment on assignment on earth.
Where: Jubilee Hall, Raffles Hotel, North Bridge Road MRT: City Hall When: Fri & Sat , 3 & 8pm, Admission: $32 Tel: 6348-5555
SLEEPLESS TOWN
Super heroes have been summoned to battle an evil queen but they are bogged down by their own problems. Find out what happens next in this musical by local theatrical company Toy Factory. Directed by Beatrice Chia-Richmond, the cast includes Karen Tan, Chou Enlai, Mark Richmond, Elena Wang and 12-year-old singing prodigy Julia Abueva.
Where: Drama Centre Theatre, National Library Building, Victoria Street MRT: City Hall/Bugis When: Fri - March 14, 8pm (Mon - Fri), & 3 & 8pm on Sat & Sun Admission: $28 - $71 Tel: 6348-5555 Info: Toy Factory will hold a 'Sleepless Ball' fund-raiser performance at 8pm on Sat , with a reception at 6.30pm to raise funds for its productions. Tickets are priced at $200 and $500 each with double tax exemption. Come dressed in your 'Superhero Glam' outfit and stay on to mingle with the cast after the musical. Visit www.sleepless-town.com for information
Web
CHAT WITH STAR BLOGGERS
Want to know our star bloggers better? Chat with them from 9 to 10pm.
Info: Visit www.stomp.com.sg/starblog
Weddings
THE NEW PAPER WEDDING PLANNER
If you're planning to tie the knot soon, better check out this bridal fair featuring 32 booths providing bridal products and services. The highlights include a couple contest, bridal fashion show and buyers' lucky draw.
Where: VivoCity Central Court MRT: HarbourFront When: Fri - Sun , 10am - 9pm Admission: Free Tel: 6319-5948
Compiled by Magdalene Lum
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